Beer: Reviews & Ratings

Had a thin head pour but nice lacing served in a tulip glass. Nice Belgian year notes in the nose. Very smooth with a surprising maltyness and no signature that it's a 7+ abv beer. Sweet up front with a little caramel and typical saison character. Very drinkable and true to a good saison. (293 characters)

As part of a mixed 6 pack from the brewery store, Bucky sampled Ramblin’ Road’s Country Ale in a brown 341 ml bottle. Country Ale was 5.0% alcohol by volume with no visible ‘best before’ or production date on the bottle or box.

Country Ale poured a clear straw/gold colour with plenty of large, fast rising bubbles visible. Pouring produced about 1” of fluffy white head which quickly faded to a thin collar and film, leaving some modest lacing in its wake. Its aroma was a nice combination of caramel and lemon citrus. The beer’s taste began with a caramel sweetness which gave way to a refreshing lemon taste, ending with a very mild, and delayed impact bitterness. Simple…but tastier than any macro brew that comes to mind. Country Ale was relatively light bodied with an active, but appropriate level of carbonation. Basically, this is a tasty, inoffensive brew that you could drink all night. In summary, nothing spectacular here, but refreshing enough that you would want to spend the extra few bucks on this versus a 24 of Molson Canadian. (1,061 characters)